DALLAS – Dallas Women’s Foundation is now accepting nominations for both the Maura Women Helping Women Award and the Young Leader Award. All nominations must be submitted by Friday, January 24, 2014. The recipients will be honored at Dallas Women’s Foundation Leadership Forum & Awards Dinner, presented by AT&T, on Tuesday, April 24, 2014 at the Dallas Omni Hotel. Co-chairs for the evening are retired Texas Instruments vice president Julie England, and Wei Wei Jeang, a partner at Andrews Kurth.
“The advancement of women and girls is not possible without transformative leaders who have been willing to take risks in order to make change. The Maura Awards honor those women who made significant contributions to improve the lives of women and girls,” said Roslyn Dawson Thompson, Foundation president and chief executive officer. “We believe there is a ripple effect of this positive change, and we established the Young Leader Award to acknowledge and encourage the next generation of women to invest in the empowerment of women in their communities.”
Dallas Women’s Foundation Young Leader Award recognizes breakthrough leadership exhibited by a woman under the age of forty who is achieving success in a field, initiative or sector and creating a path of opportunity for other women to follow. Last year, the recipient was Veronica Torres.
For more information or to access nomination forms, please visit https://www.dallaswomensfdn.org/events-leadership-forum. All nominations must be submitted by Friday, Jan. 24, 2014
